Deputies looking for purse snatchers

St. Johns County detectives are searching for two male suspects in connection with stealing an 86-year-old woman's purse, according to a sheriff's office report.

An elderly woman told deputies that two men approached her and grabbed her purse as she was walking out of the Hobby Lobby in a State Road 312 shopping plaza around 12:45 p.m. Thursday. She told deputies that she tried to hold onto her purse, but the man snatched it away and caused the strap to tear. The suspects in question fled the area on foot, the report said.

The suspects were described as black males in their late teens to early 20s, the report said. One was wearing a black hat, teal colored shirt with a design in front, white shorts with a dark stripe along both sides and sandal-type shoes. He appeared to have dreadlock-type hair.

Anyone with any information about this investigation is encouraged to contact the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Robbery/Homicide uit at (904) 824-8304 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS (8477) and possibly be eligible for a cash reward.

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